Anton mosterts



(No Model.)

A. MOSTERTS= ANTI-SNORING BANDAGE.

N0. 447,695. Patented Mar. 3, 1891.

ANTON nos'rnn'rs, or s PATENT TRASBURG, GERMANY.

ANTI-SNORING BAN DAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent Nol 447,695, dated March 3,1891. f

Application filed May 12, 1890. Serial No. 351,395. (No model.)

To all LIZ/b07711 it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTON lilos'rnnrs, a sun'- jectof the Emperor ofGermany, residing at Strasbnrg, Alsace, in the Empire of Germany, haveinvented a new and useful Device for Preventing Sleeping Persons fromSnoring, of which the following is a specification.

lieretofore various bandages and devices have been known adapted to keepthe mouth shut during sleep to prevent snoring; but in most cases thesedevices have been in the form of bandages, which have enveloped the headand have caused discomfort to the sleeper.

It is the object of my invention to provide a simple support for thechin, so as to keep the mouth closed without requiring any fastening orsupporting device in contact with the face or head, and to this'end Iprovide a flexible cushion which may be inflated when it is to be used,this cushion having a concaved front adapted to the curve of the neck,with fastening devices extending to the rear of the neck so as to holdthe cushion in place,

the cushion being of sufficient extent to form an approximately leveltopportion, upon which the chin may rest. This cushion finds a supportupon the upper part of the chest of the wearer, and provides a verysimple and comfortable device which has been found veryeffective for thepurpose.

The anti-snoring device represented by the accompanying drawing inperspective view is made from vulcanized caoutchouc material similar tothat used for air-cushions, or from other equivalent substance, andessentially consists of a hollow piece shaped as a ring segment, ofapproximately rectangular or trapezoidal cross-section. This hollow andelastic piece may be inflated with or deprived of air through amouth-piece a, such as is usual with air-cushions.

To use the improved anti-snoring device the hollow piece or air-cushionis inflated, placed under the chin with its inner side or mantle c, andtied around the neck by means of two suitable bands (I, which aresecured to tongues I), connected to the inner mantle c. In this positionthe tube fills completely the space between chin and chest.

The device is light and handy and can be with facilitycarried 0r packedwhen freed of air. The bottom of the cushion, or the side opposite tothat which sustains the chin when in use, is inclined downwardly, asshown, so as to find a bearing on the upper part of the breast, and thusform a support;

I am of course aware that it is not new to form air and water bags ofall shapes and sizes of flexible material adapted to be inflated orfilled to cause them to assume the desired shape, and I do not claim sobroadly as to include such articles. I

\Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates. is

An anti-snoring device consisting of a hollow cushion adapted to beinflated, having a concave front conforming to the shape of the neck,with an approximately level top portion adapted to support the chin, andfastening means for holding the cushion in position beneath the chin.

, ANlOh MOSTERTS.

Witnesses:

FELIX S. Jonnson, PAULO SELDEN.

